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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
The following road overseers presented
their annual statements, which were ap-

w. +. PoWell ct al, petition Tor pubic
road, publicly read and referred to COM
missione
L. M. Hendricks ct al, trust cl i'm deed
to road. Deed accepted and road order
ed opened.
R. z. Hopkins, Collector, bond ap-
proved.
j. T. Williams appointed deputy
recorder. Appointment approved.
P. E. Locke appointed deputy
county clerk. Approved.
J. R. Berry ct al, petitioners, pub
lie road, publicly read and referred to
commissioner.
Cass R. Jones ct al, petitioners,
change road. Ordered to commits
sioper.
j. N. Bondurant ct al, petitioners,
public road. Commissioners report,
jury for damages.
Geo. w. Signor, school fund, paid,
ordered released.
F. Evans, ct al, petitioners public
road. Ordered established.
j. r. Kesler, ct al, petitioners,
public road, commissioners report
Jury for damages.
Petition additional. j. p. Wilson,
John Gilpin, appointed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
Rawest Of tiangrene.

We are in favor of submission be-
cause in favor Of prohibition, and
submission Is the first step towards
probibition.--Laddonia Herald.
That is q manly way to state the
case. or course submission is the
frst step to prohibition and to favor
one and oppose the other is the raw
est Of gaugrene.-Sturgeon Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

THERE is an order on the County
Court records, passed May 81, which
says the Sheriff is empowered to have
his prisoners break rock for the city
at 40 cents a yard-the Sheriff to
get 20 cents a yard for superintend-
inc the same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
SUMPTUARY LAWS.

IN 1uurSuay LEDSEh o- w. Lily
bee comes to the froht. in an article
which deserves a passing notice; not
on account of any harm it can do,
but to show the animus of the mat
ter. 1t is an indirect thrust at the
Democratic party. l say indirect
because he admits that by the plat
form of 1886 the party put itself on
record against all sumptuary laws.
Then he tries to make the impression
that there was distinction between
the Democratic party and its public
speakers Highee admits that all
sumptuary laws are an abridgment of
civil rights, and, therefore, uncon-
stitutional. So far so good; but he
denies that laws prohibiting the
liquor traffic are sumptuary laws.
Bouvier says: claws relating to the
expenses of the people and made to
restrain excess in apparel food,
furniture, and are sumptuary laws.
In modern times Legislation is not re-
sorted to in respect to this object;
but the subject is frequently discuss
ed in connection with the laws for
the prevention Of intemperance."
| Prohibition is one Of the means
adopted to prevent intemperance and
in that sense falls within the COM
pass of sumptuary laws, and in that
sense Democracy is opposed to it.
Higbee then goes into the derivation
of the word, after telling stale joke
of the fish woman, which, by the
way, did not take place "down at
Madison, where lived when I was
conducting d meeting there" Says
it is from sumptus and means ex-
penses.
The word comes directly to the
English language from the Latin
q
adjective sumptuarius, by dropping
the us and changing the into y.
The root of the word is sumo, to
take, to receive. Now the adjective
sumptuarius, or fyou please, the par
ticiple sumptus, must, in the nature
of things, take of the root, to-wit =:
sumo. Since that means primarily to
take, to receive, then it follows that
sumptuary is applied to whatever
man takes, receives, and having been
applied to what man eats, wears
etc, it must also apply to what mar
!; drinks. Since it is we'll known fact
that when a man drinks he is said te
| take someting"-besides, mans
: food consists largely IN drink. Ii
f you can take away the Germans beel
= you can take away the old woman'
, coffee and tea, and the excess tx
1 which this might run in the hand
, of fanatics, and higher law doctrine
D men. { of that class who once denoune
e ed the constitution, which some Q
= them hypocritcally pretends now t.
r love SO we'll, as a league with bel
n and a covenant with death, but TO
t the conservative principles OF Demo
It cracy) would be unlimited. Ii thes
d fellows are honest and really mean
:, reform, why do they not first hes
f themselves of smoking and chewin
Q tobaccol Physician, heal thysel1
i would be the proper thing. But tn
# entire prohibition question is design
IT ed and intended to devide the Demo
l. cratic party, and turn the state oV'
" to the Republicans. Hence, II 70
# will take the pains to look into tt
It inwardness of the few sdventurel
n who are loudest on these points, 20
8, will find that they are Republicans.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
p. Z. LOCKE has been appointed

p. Z. LOCKE has been appointed
Deputy County Clerk. He is well
posted in all of the duties of the Of,
fee; is an expert and faithful! ac-
countant and penman. He will prove
a valuable assistant to County CLERK
Williams.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
Rock Roads.

The LEDGER, has, it thinks, struck
the idea to get rock roads now: Put
the county prisoners to work on the
rock pile. Give them something to
do to earn their grub, we echo
Laadonia Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

THERE is quite row in Fulton
because Talmage was brought to
Mexico. The manager of the opera
house there says he could crowd in
$50 people. Over 1000 people can
be comfortably placed in the Mexico
Opera House. More than that have
been in it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
SEVEN TO ONE.
Such Is the Ratio Of Those Who Oppose
to ThSse Who Favor Submission.
From the jefferson City Tribune.

From the jefferson City Tribune.
Senator Saltonstall, chairman OF the
senate committee on constitutional
amendments, furnishes the following
important information, concerning
the number Of petitions for and
against submission that have been
presented in the senate up to and in
cIudlng Friday, the 4th inst, from
which it will be seen that the whole
number Of petitions for submission
amount to 1O,7sO, of which 1858 are
are males and 8, ,472 are females, while
the number Of voters demonstrating
against submission amendment are
50,450, which shows the voters to be
in the ratio Of seven against to one
for submission.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

THE County Court adjourned to-
day. They have been in session a
week and have disposed of an i'm
mense amount of business. The
members are all prompt men and
dispose of business with dispatch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

The petition being circulated ask
ing the Council to pay for the electric
street lights is filing up rapidly, as
il should. II is shame that the
merchants should pay taxes and pay
for light too.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

Mr.. CARTER, of this county, Mr..
Mueller and Mr.. Steele presented
petitions for supervision of common
schools, which were referred to the
committee on education in the Legis-
lature Yesterday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
Gen. McIntire Very Sick.

JEFFERSON CrTr, No, Feb. IL
w. II. Kenuan Gen. Mcintyre is
quite sick. Mrs. Mcintyre wishes
his brother Tom to come to-day. Let
him know. VIII write fully.
Z. M. BROWN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

WE understand that Lorenz &
Humphreys are anxious to bore the
hole for the Mining Company. II
they can do the work nearly as cheap
as foreigner they should have the
iph
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

Married, at the brides residence,
four miles west of this city, last ev-
ening, by Rev. J. S. Jesse, MIR. j.
T. Brown. and Miss Alma Howe.
Quite a number of relatives and
friends were present. The LEDGER
extend congratulations
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

A juvenile drum corps, consisting
of Charlie Day, leader; Ed. Shea, AL
Richards, A. McGee, drummers; r.
Head, John Morse, Joe Morse and
viii Shaffer, fifers, has been organ
lied in this city. They serenaded q
number of their friends Tuesday
evening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

Buy home made wagons, home
made brooms, homemade cigars,
homemade washing machines, home
made baking powder, homemade
flour, &c. e., and Mexico will boom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

The County Court made a most
excellent move when they appropria-
ted $lOO to be offered as q premium
at the Audrain Fair this fall for the
best products of Audla ain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
There are MANY Such.

A. German-American parent, living
in New York, had occasion to say to
his daughter:
"Katrina, such big girl ash you
wash should not play 80 much dose
poys nit"
"Dot ish so, fader, put de bigger
girl ( vas, de more 1 like to play dose
MIDI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

A COMMITTEE was appointed by the
Board of Trade to call on the local
wagon makers to see about starting
a factory. The committee has failed
thus far to call on either one OF our
local shops. y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

A fire in st. Louis Wednesday
night destroyed Jesse Arnot's livery
stable and near 100 horses. Two
fremen were crushed by falling walls.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

SEVERAL of our exchanges are pub
fishing a fair cut of Hon. A. Ell.
Buckner sf Audrain and call it a
likeness of ''Gen. Buckner of the
| C & A "
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

Tom Taylor, of this city, has traded
his residence for farm near Martins
burg, belonging to ]. B. Fleming.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

The Ladies Exchange, OF the Bap-
tist Church will give big dinner on
Combination Horse Sale day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

LOCAL option is Democratic; more
over it is practical, while state prohi-
bitlon is just the reyerse. The
Wood bill is very good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
Rig Dinner.

The Ladies Exchange Of the Bap-
tist church will give big dinner on
Saturday, March 5th, Combination
Horse Sale day.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

The Presbyterians of Auxvasse
will build a neat, $4,000 church edi-
flee during the coming summer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
WHICH fS CORRECT ?

Mexico Inteiigeneer, , Mexico lnteligencer,
January 3Ist. February Ilth
"The report re- 'There is not one
fleets rather severe word of Gems in
ly both on Mr.. Rob- the entire rep rt."
ertson and Judge
pnhinSnp ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

OWNERS of residence and business
property must see to it that Mexico
has factories of some kind if they
expect to have renters.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

j. r. Baker is happy at last. Its
. ten pound boy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17
COUNTY COURT.
Proceedings at the Februa
ry Term Of the County Court.

The following bills were read and
allowed:
Ben. G. Johnson, VS.. county,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

The Mexico LEDGER is 81. SO a year
to everybo dy. We never vary from
this rule and you need not ask it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

DoNT support any man for city OF
flee who has not the interest OF Mex
leo at heart
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

PARTIES may come and parties
may go, but we GO Oh forever. The
Hdr Iures
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

SENATOR BALL, of this district, vot-
ed to indefinitely postpone the sub
mission question.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

The great trouble with Europe at
present is too much magazine gun
and too little plough handle.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

THERE will be no "wah."
CLEVELAND knows when to say no.
THE houses are to be numbered.
MExIcos poor are being we'll cared
for.
The Macon City Board of Trade is
booming
EVERY man in the county Is in
favor of rock roads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

FIFTY miles of rock roads would be
worth 500, 900 to Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-02-17

| SPRING is coming and the Board of
Trade should wake up.
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of Columbus to Cleveland Ct have no
reference now to OHIO, is wonder
fully charming narrative. l see you
have passed the colonial period and
are now engaged in reading about some
of those great intellectual giants who
fourished some fifty years ago. And
it is quite natural that you should in
dulge in some comparisons; and in
studying the lives and characters of
such men as Clay, Webster, Jefferson,
Jackson, Calhoun, and others, should
look about you to see who are the men
that, in force of intellect and strength
of character, are filling their places to-
day.
Well, I am sorry to say 1 can't just
now call their names. We have plenty
of big, smart politicians who know how
to organize a party, pack convention,
or get bill through Congress, when
there is Doodle enough behind it to
make it worth bothering about; but of
the old-fashioned simon-pure states
men-those grand old fellows who al
ways took their bitters straight" and
didn't monkey with mixed drinks, and
who could make speeches good enough
to use In the school readers alas there
are none such now. Nice reading for
the young would the average poll
tic ans speech be nowadays! In those
days patriot SIN that fired the heart,
that made the blood run quicker in
your veins, was not called spread
eagle" and rot, but was worth one
hundred cents on the dollar, and never
went begging. In those days a man
who couldn't whistle "Yankee-doodle"
was not permitted to live in a
decent community. Now man
who knows it wouldn't think Of whis-
thing it where any one could hear him,
for fear some one would poke fun at
him. / admit it is not much of tune,
but yet for the sake of the sacred asso-
Citations that cluster about it, it should
never be permitted to fall into oblivion.
i often think if this country is SO
attractive to so many thousands of
foreigners that it must be pretty dod-
burned good country after all. And L
think we Americans, L mean we who
were born here, ought to take q little
more pride and interest in it; take
time to study its history and its splen-
did institutions, and try to better dis
charge our duties as free citizens of the
greatest and best country on the face
of the earth. / hold that every child
in this country should know something
about the lives of Washington and
Lincoln by the time il is six years old,
and as it grows older should be thor
oughly instructed in the history of the
United States. Old as am / every
once in q while get down my history
and read again the story of the Revo-
luton, the war of ~, the Mexican
war, or even about still later events.
But must close. Your Aunt Martha
says she hears cat among the milk
pans in the pantry and wants to take
the lamp to see about it. Yours in
haste, UNCLE SAM.
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and there was nobody to take charge.
But, speaking for myself and the rest
as far as l could see, We were about.
used up, and, sailor-like, couldn't see
any chance of saving ourselves or being
saved. Then, of a sudden, through the
driving murk and spray, comes an En-
glish life-boat that had been towed
from somewheres nigh Plymouth by
one of those little sidewheel iron
steamers that we Americans make fun
of sometimes.
The brig was breaking up aft fast,
but the lifeboat managed to get under
the bows and somehow get line to
the cathead, and I'll say this-I never
saw such work done before or since.
for the ebbing tide made a sea that
was perfectly awful.
1t was the parson who was first to
see the signals from the lifeboat's cox
swain, and out he went on the stump
of the bowsprit with coil of the jib
halyards.
Now then, boys" he sung out. and
while we made our way out and one
by ono slipped down into the boat, he
got aft, dragged old King. who was
half dead with fright, for'ard, and
lowered him down.
"Come on, parson," we roared to-
gether, as we saw him dive down the
fore peak. "Let that drunken Boxer
drown!"
But Mr.. Venn wasn't that kind of
man. Next thing we saw he had Boxer,
who was dazed and stupid like. haul
ing him out on the bowsprit. Then he
put the lib halyards in Boxers hands,
and down Boxer came in a heap in the
bottom of the boat.
But no one paid attention to him.
One of those awful green cresting seas,
higher than the foremost head, came
sweeping down to wind'ard of the brig.
Hold ,on all !" was the cry, and only
for the lifeboat being one of those self
righting and self-relieving ones,
wouldn't be here telling this yarn.
We hung to the life-lines along the
gunwale as she capsized, but the
painter parted, and she was swept to-
ward shore. Before the breakers were
reached they righted the boat, and we
were dragged up on the beach more
dead than alive.
The parson! We never saw him again.
WI. hlnB oniy salu, III ieepie sort Vi
way, after he knew the truth, some
thing about laying down ones life for
a friend" But did Mr.. King mean him
self or did he mean Boxer, whom per-
haps Mr.. Venn had known as some one
else?
only know this--Mr. Venn preached
the biggest missionary sermon on rec
ord, the night of March ID, 1872.
Aye, aye-strike eight bells there,
for'ard
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UNION VETERANS.
Work Of the Grand Army Ma
tionaI Encampment at
st. Louis.
Official Observation-Disclosures, O.
the Next Place of
Meeting.
General John p. Rea, OF Minnesota,
Chosen as COmmander-in.Ch Chief
OF the Organization.

sketch of the New Commander-in-Ch Chief
Gen. John Patterson Rea was born in
Chester County, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13,
1910, and enlisted in Piqua, Ohio, in Com
pany b, Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
April, 1861, for three months. Aug. Is,
1861, he enlisted for three years in the
First Regiment Ohio Cavalry, and was
promoted Sept. 80, 1861, Second Lieuten-
ant; March II, 1862, First Lieutenant;
April l, 1868, Captain; was brevetted Major
for gallantry in battle Nov. %, 1868. He
joined the G.. A. r. at Piqua, Ohio, in De-
cember, 1866, and was n member of the
first department encampment of Ohio.
He became charter member of George
II. Thomas Post, No. "a, Department Of
Pennsylvania, October, 1867, and was sue
cessfully Post Captain, Post Commander,
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EN-COMMANDER-lN-CHIk LUCIUS FAIRCHILD
ment. Columbus, Ohio, Gettysburg,
Chattanooga, and Saratoga were placed in
nomination, but before the ballot was an
nounced the two latter withdrew, and the
vote resulted in the selection of Columbus.
While the citizens of Columbus are jubi-
liant over securing the next national en-
campment of the q. A. r there is feel
ing prevailing that the city will not be able
to accommodate the people who will
attend. The centennial celebration of the
first settlement in the State will be in
progress there at the same time, and that
alone will heavily tax the present hotel
facilities of the city.
The Nandervoort resolution condemnlng
the Presidents action on the pension ques-
ton was almost unanimously voted down
in the encampment on the morning OF
Sept. 80.
Then came the election of officers. and
the following were nominated for Com
mander- in chief for the ensuing year:
Gen. Slocum, Judge Rea, Gen. Anthony,
and Gen. Grier. Gen. Slocum received
1873 votes; Gen. Anthony, 66; Gen. Grier,
10; and Judge Rea, 294. Gen. Sherman
received | and Gen. Warner of Missouri /.
Rea was declared elected. He was escorted
to the platform by the defeated candidates,
Anthony and Grier. and returned thanks
to the encampment.
The rules were suspended and Nelson
Cole, of Missouri, was elected Senior Vice
Commander; John @. Linahan, of New
Hampshire, Junior Vice Commander: Gen.
Lawrence Donahue, Sergeant General; and
the Rev. Edward Anderson, Chaplain
Chief.
Among the members of the National
Council of Administration elected are:
r. +. Wilson, of Chicago; Irwin Robbins,
of Indianapolis Russell A. Alger, of De-
troit; George G. Gintz, of Chippewa Falls,
Wis; James H. Drake, of st. Paul, Mimi:
and George A. Newman, of Cedar Falls,
| Iowa.
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War DE WATERMELON GROWS.
ny BURT ARNOLD.

I wux BON wild mar han on or million,
An mer eye roun' de coner on coop;
An nights wen do moons hind de deadnin.
Den goes To- ter gedder in or scoop:
4 knowd all de daugs in do country.
An da all hab a sample OF mer clothes:
4 waits till das locked In de lean-to
Den creeps war de watermillon grows.
Z wuks wen kin fur do white folks.
So ter find ont W ar ia sto's up dar con
I moseys at night wen da all dun sleep
An nils M mer sack. shuahs yo bon.
know'd W ar de chickn dun roost in do night,
An knowd war dar's bacon in rows;
But donn nebber kodder erbout dem yere
Wen gifts war de watermelon grows.
FIR man will dun preach dot de Bible do say
IL am wrong fur ter rob an tor steal,
An be Jos dc man whutll shuah ST. cotched
When 20 daugs da am loosed in do feel.
Y nin gwine try fur ter keep out de patch
w ar de Methods zorter goes
I only gifts left en- lie fruit is ripe
Inde iei war de watormillon grows.
-ArkansIW Traveller.
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tory, and espe-
cially glad that
you are systemat-
ically studying or
reading the his
tory of your own
country. There
is no doubt that
you will derive
much interest and
profit, for the his
tory of this coun-
try, from the time
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National Encampment G.. A. II.

The convention of delegates 10 the ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic met at 1t. Louis, Mo-, on
Sept. 2S, Gen Fairchild, Commander in
Chief, presiding. Committees were APP
pointed, and the work of organization pro-
ceeded quietly. The annual address of
Gen. Farchild was presented, and an
nounced the evidence of permanent and
healthy growth of the Grand Army of the
Republic and of the strong love of the
order entertained by the loyal people of
this country. That this may continue he
earnestly cautioned every member that he
keep watchful guard over himself when
he acts or speaks as member of the
Grand Army and not consciously further
schemes foreign to the legitimate purposes
of the organization. Article 9, forbidding
the use of the organization for partisan
purposes, had, so far as be knew, been
strictly obeyed in letter and spirit.
From Adjutant General Grays report it
was learned that the total number of men,
bers borne on the rolls of the order at the
national encampment was 326, 499. The
number reported on June 30, 1887, was
372,674; actual gain in five quarters, 49,
I57. The increase of members in ninety
days, ending June 30, 1887, in good stand
ing, was 1866. In 1886 there were 60, 1874
members. In the last five quarters there
have been mustered into the Grand Army
72,355. There were reported June 30,
1887, in good standing, 336, 562; suspended,
25,200; by delinquent reports, 1892; total
at last returns borne upon the rolls, 372,-
GA. The amount reported expended in
charity March, 1886, to March, 1887, in
elusive, is 1888, 934.43. This money was
discussed to 1850 comrades and their
families, and 1899 others were assisted,
giving 6,606 individuals who had received
benefits during the year.
The Grand Army veterans, attired in
rubber coats and with trousers rolled up,
paraded some of the principal streets in a
steady downpour Of rain. Thousands who
were at the encampment had either gone
home or refused to march in the mud, but
there we're men enough to organize ten
divisions, representing in their makeup
nearly all the departments. The Depart
ment of the Missouri was given the right
of the line, and the Department of Illinois
followed in the second division.
An escort of police led the procession.
Then followed the Grand Marshal with